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Shafter Township, Fayette County, Illinois

Field	Value
official_name	Shafter Township
settlement_type	Township
motto
image_seal
image_map	Map highlighting Shafter Township, Fayette County, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location in Fayette County
image_map1	Map of Illinois highlighting Fayette County.svg
mapsize1	150px
map_caption1	Fayette County's location in Illinois
<!-- Location -->	subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Fayette
established_title	Established
established_date	December 1920
area_total_sq_mi	36.26
area_land_sq_mi	35.59
area_water_sq_mi	0.67
area_water_percent	1.85
<!-- Population -->	population_as_of	[2020](2020-united-states-census)
population_total	466
population_density_sq_mi	auto
elevation_m	175
elevation_ft	574
coordinates
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->	timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
postal_code_type	ZIP codes
postal_code	62011, 62080, 62262, 62471
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-051-68926
unit_pref	Imperial

Shafter Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 466 and it contained 207 housing units. Shafter Township was formed out of Sharon Township in December, 1920.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shafter Township has a total area of 36.26 sqmi, of which 35.59 sqmi (or 98.15%) is land and 0.67 sqmi (or 1.85%) is water.

Extinct towns

Shafter

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Brackenbush, Browning, Cook, Hoffman, Holy Cross Lutheran, Lawler and Rush.

Major highways

[[Image:Illinois 185.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 185

Lakes

Vandalia Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 466 people, 287 households, and 221 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.85 PD/sqmi. There were 207 housing units at an average density of 5.71 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.71% White, 0.21% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 287 households, out of which 54.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.01% were married couples living together, 2.09% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 23.00% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 2.99.

The township's age distribution consisted of 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,524, and the median income for a family was $64,071. Males had a median income of $62,778 versus $25,083 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,171. About 9.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203

Political districts

Illinois' 19th congressional district
State House District 102
State Senate District 51

References

"Explore Census Data".
"Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.

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